| Other author/creator | Rice, Florence M., 1919- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, Shawn, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Florence M. Rice |
| Portion of title |
Florence M. Rice |
| Abstract |
Consumer activist Florence M. Rice was born on March 22, 1919 in Buffalo, New York. During her childhood, Rice spent several years in the Colored Orphan Asylum and in several foster homes in New York. Upon completion of the eighth grade, Rice left school to work as a domestic seamstress where she became a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, speaking out on the discriminatory practices against African American and Latino workers. In the 1960s, Rice founded the Harlem Consumer Education Council. The Council investigated over 100,000 complaints since its establishment. Appointed Special Consultant to the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board in the 1970s, she also taught consumer education at Malcolm-King College and other locations. In the 1990s, Rice was directly responsible for the Bell Atlantic Technology Center in Harlem. |
| Credits | Videographer, Neculai Burghelea. |
| Performer |
Shawn Wilson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2006 June 29. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2006 December 14. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2006.169 HistoryMakers |
